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Doug William Boult (1925-2005)
He was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on November 28, 1925. He
enjoyed soccer and cricket, and excelled in diving and long-distance
swimming. He became a camera buff around age 12, and fashioned a
darkroom under the kitchen table. He served as a navigator in the
RAF in World War II. In 1947, he went to purpose a career in
photography and opened his own studio.
He immigrated to Canada in 1956 and worked as an industrial
photographer at DeHavilland Aircraft and later as a commercial
photographer. He and his wife Phyllis had two sons. Christopher and
David. Doug eventually obtained his Masters in Photographic Arts,
and went on to teach applied photography at Sheridan College for 26
years. Doug and Phyllis retired to Wellington ON in 1991, where Doug
continued his photographic pursuits, opening a small gallery and
teaching workshops.
As the days grew shorter in the month of
October, long-time CAPA member Doug Boult took his leave to us. The
word "member", though, is somehow inadequate to describe
Doug's involvement with CAPA over the years. Doug served on the CAPA
Board of Directors representing the Ontario Zone. For many years, he
was editor of what is called now Canadian Camera magazine,
taking it to a new quality level, and assisting me in many ways in
my transition to the role of editor. He stayed on with the magazine
as advertising manager until very recently, and remained to the end
of active and enthusiastic CAPA member and a district
representative. He had been the recipient of the CAPA Certificate
of\ Honour, was a long time contributor, and presented at various
Canadian Camera Conferences over the years.
But while Doug ably filled these official roles, he was also for
many both a teacher and mentor, and was appreciated for his sense of
whimsy and his passion for the cause of photography and of CAPA.
Below I will share with you a few of the many tributes to Doug that
were communicated to me in the days following his death. On behalf
of all CAPA members. I add my sincere condolences to his family.
Joy NcDonell, Editor-in-chief, Canadian Camera
- Doug made a huge contribution of his time
and efforts, and was extremely dedicated to CAPA.
- Doug was certainly one of the biggest contributors to CAPA, and we
will miss his ideas.
- He frequently urged photographers to continue learning and to plan
self-directed assignments.
- He was always a little rough on the edges, but he was a funny man.
Eccentric, and very lovable.
- He had a great visual eye, and loved to photograph and experiment
with new mediums and ideas.
- His passing is a great loss to us all.
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